Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1014 - Collingsworth County Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1014.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the...
- Texas Section 1014.002 - Authority For Creation
The district is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties prescribed by this chapter....
- Texas Section 1014.003 - Essential Public Function
The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1014.004 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Collingsworth County, Texas. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
- Texas Section 1014.005 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1014.006 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1014.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year...
- Texas Section 1014.052 - Ballot Petition
A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a...
- Texas Section 1014.053 - Qualifications For Office
To be eligible to hold office as a director, a person must be a resident property-owning taxpaying voter of the district. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1014.054 - Board Vacancy
If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by...
- Texas Section 1014.055 - Officers
(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, secretary, and other officers as in the judgment of the board are...
- Texas Section 1014.056 - Compensation; Expenses
A director serves without compensation but may receive actual expenses incurred in attending to district business on approval of the expenses by the remainder of...
- Texas Section 1014.057 - Voting Requirement
A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
- Texas Section 1014.058 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
(a) The board shall: (1) keep an account of all board meetings and proceedings; and (2) maintain at the district's principal office all district records...
- Texas Section 1014.059 - Individual Liability Of Directors
A director is individually liable only for the director's individual misapplication of public money. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
- Texas Section 1014.060 - District Administrator; Assistant Administrator
(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator. (c) The district administrator and any...
- Texas Section 1014.061 - General Duties Of District Administrator
The district administrator shall: (1) stay informed on the latest methods of hospital administration and the care of hospital patients; and (2) subject to the...
- Texas Section 1014.062 - Employees
The board may employ nurses, technicians, and other employees for the efficient operation of the district or may provide that the district administrator has that...
- Texas Section 1014.063 - Legal Counsel; Other Professional Services
The board may employ legal counsel or contract for other professional services as the board considers advisable. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1014.064 - Retirement Program
The board may contract with this state or the federal government to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees....
- Texas Section 1014.101 - District Responsibility
The district has full responsibility for: (1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of the indigent persons in the district; and...
- Texas Section 1014.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipality Taxation And Debt
Collingsworth County or a municipality in Collingsworth County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for medical...
- Texas Section 1014.103 - Management, Control, And Administration
The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec....
- Texas Section 1014.104 - Hospital System
The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by: (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; (2) equipping the...
- Texas Section 1014.105 - Rules
The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1014.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
(a) The board may prescribe: (1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) all accounting and...
- Texas Section 1014.107 - Buildings
The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1014.108 - Eminent Domain
(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in...
- Texas Section 1014.109 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and...
- Texas Section 1014.110 - Contracts With Governmental Entities For Care And Treatment
(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured...
- Texas Section 1014.111 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1014.112 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
The district, through the board, may sue and be sued. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April...
- Texas Section 1014.151 - Budget
The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec....
- Texas Section 1014.152 - Notice; Hearing; Adoption Of Budget
(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least...
- Texas Section 1014.153 - Amendments To Budget
The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1014.154 - Restriction On Expenditures
Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1014.155 - Fiscal Year
The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 1014.156 - Annual Audit
(a) The district annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. (b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times...
- Texas Section 1014.157 - Financial Report
As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement of...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1014.158 - Depository
(a) The board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) District money shall be...
- Texas Section 1014.201 - General Obligation Bonds
The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose related...
- Texas Section 1014.202 - Tax To Pay General Obligation Bonds
(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1014.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax on all...
- Texas Section 1014.203 - General Obligation Bond Election
(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election...
- Texas Section 1014.204 - Execution Of General Obligation Bonds
(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall attest the bonds as provided by...
- Texas Section 1014.205 - Revenue Or Special Obligation Bonds
(a) The board may issue and sell revenue or special obligation bonds for the purposes provided by Section 1014.201. (b) Special obligation bonds must be...
- Texas Section 1014.206 - Charges For Services Rendered
If the board issues revenue bonds, the board shall charge and collect rates for services rendered by the hospital system that are sufficient to: (1)...
- Texas Section 1014.207 - Refunding Bonds
(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1014.208 - Bonds Exempt From Taxation
The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) the transfer...
- Texas Section 1014.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) The board shall impose a tax on property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:...
- Texas Section 1014.252 - Tax Rate
(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district....
- Texas Section 1014.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
The tax assessor-collector of Collingsworth County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
Last modified: September 28, 2016